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Sydtoppen på Kebnekaise har varit täckt av glaciär och var tidigare Sveriges högsta punkt, men på grund av klimatförändringar och avsmältning har dess höjd minskat sedan systematiska mätningar började 1951. Nordtoppen, som är berg och därmed isfri, har en konstant höjd.
Den istäckta sydtoppen uppmättes till 2088,3 meter över havet, en minskning med 10 centimeter från motsvarande tid förra året. Nordtoppen, som är isfri och har en fast höjd på 2096,8 meter, är därmed Sveriges högsta punkt för åttonde året i rad.
"Sydtoppen har minskat i höjd med cirka 30 meter sedan de första systematiska mätningarna (1951). Årets låga avsmältning är i sammanhanget en liten minskning sett till tidigare år, dock fortfarande en minskning trots den kalla sommaren", säger Johanna Dahlkvist, stationschef på Tarfala forskningsstation vid Stockholms universitet som utför mätningarna.
Sydtoppens avsmältning varierar med åren. I fjol smälte den med 1,5 meter, och under det rekordvarma 2024 med 3,4 meter.
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